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Brazil's Painted Streets Bring Joy to its People

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14 Jun 2014 36 views
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Brazil's Painted Streets Bring Joy to its People
Painting the streets in Brazil has become an annual tradition, bringing generations of soccer fans together and spreading joy and pride throughout the community. With the help of Google Maps, people around the world can see how the green and yellow enthusiasm is brought to life in every neighborhood. (Watch)

Painting the streets in Brazil has become an annual tradition, bringing generations of soccer fans together and spreading joy and pride throughout the community.

Every four years Brazilians paint their streets for the love of football. This year it is even more exciting with the FIFA World Cup being hosted in their own country.

With the help of Google Maps, people around the world can see how the green and yellow enthusiasm is brought to life in every neighborhood.

(WATCH the video below – Take a tour at g.co/BrazilPaintedStreets)

Story from Mike McGinley

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